# 巧

| 巧 | U+5DE7, &#24039; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5DE7 |
| ← 左 [U+5DE6] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 巨 → [U+5DE8] |

## Translingual
### Han character

巧 (Kangxi radical 48, 工+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一一女尸 (MMVS), four-corner 1112$_7$, composition ⿰工丂)

#### Derived characters

* 㚽 𢫚 㤍 𤇤 𧊌 𥬤 𥿣 䛒 𨥿 𨾢 𩈎 𩿸 䲾
* 𫩟 𭩣 𬰗 𫶱
* 窍 (Simplified form of 竅)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 325, character 9
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8721
* Dae Jaweon: page 628, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 412, character 1
* Unihan data for U+5DE7

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 丂 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 攷 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 考 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 烤 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 拷 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 栲 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 洘 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 銬 | *kʰluːs |
| 巧 | *kʰruːʔ, *kʰruːs |
| 朽 | *qʰluʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰruːʔ, *kʰruːs) : semantic 工 + phonetic 丂 (OC *kʰluːʔ)

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qiǎo (qiao$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): qiào
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haau$^2$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): haau$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): kau$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kháu / khiáu
    (Hailu, HRS): kau$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): kau$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): qiau$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): kiǎu
* Eastern Min (BUC): kiēu
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kieo$^3$ / kao$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khá / khiáu / kháu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ka$^2$ / kiao$^2$ / kiou$^2$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ka$^2$ / kiao$^2$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): kui$^2$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^5$chiau / $^3$chiau / $^5$khau / $^3$khau
** (Jinhua): $^3$chiau
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): qiau$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎo
*** Wade–Giles: chʻiao$^3$
*** Yale: chyǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheau
*** Palladius: цяо (cjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: qiào
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiau⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haau$^2$
*** Yale: háau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haau$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hao$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /haːu̯³⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: haau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /hau³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: kau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰau⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kháu / khiáu
*** Hakka Romanization System: kau$^ˋ$ / kiau$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kau$^3$ / kiau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰau̯³¹/, /kʰi̯au̯³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: kau$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰau²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: kau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰau¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: qiau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰiau⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kiǎu
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiau²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kiēu
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰieu³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kieo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰieu⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kieo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰieu³³²/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kao$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰau⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kao$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰau³³²/
* kieo3 - vernacular;
* kao3 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: khaewX, khaewH
Rime :
| Character | 巧 | 巧 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | II |
| Fanqie | 苦絞切 | 苦敎切 |
| Baxter | khaewX | khaewH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰˠau$^X$/ | /kʰˠau$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰᵚau$^X$/ | /kʰᵚau$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰau$^X$/ | /kʰau$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰaɨw$^X$/ | /kʰaɨw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰau$^X$/ | /kʰau$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰau$^X$/ | /kʰau$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰau$^X$/ | /kʰau$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qiǎo | qiào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | haau$^2$ | haau$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[kʰ]ˤruʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰruːʔ/, /*kʰruːs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 巧 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qiǎo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ khæw$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[kʰ]ˁruʔ/ |
| English | artful |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 巧 | 巧 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 7410 | 7411 |
| Phonetic component | 丂 | 丂 |
| Rime group | 幽 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 巧 | 敲 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰruːʔ/ | /*kʰruːs/ |

#### Definitions

巧
* skill; technique
* ingenious; skillful
* hypocritical; fake; cunning
* exquisite; elaborate
* (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful
* opportune; coincidental
    真是太巧了！ ― Zhēnshì tài qiǎo le! ― What a coincidence!
* fortunately; by chance
* (Hefei Mandarin) cheap
* (～日) (telegraphy) the eighteenth day of a month
* a surname

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 便宜, 低廉, 低賤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 便宜, 賤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 便宜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 便宜, 賤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 便宜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 便宜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 便宜, 賤 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 便宜, 賤 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 便宜, 賤 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 便宜, 賤 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 便宜, 賤 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 便宜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 便宜, 賤 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 便宜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 便宜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 便宜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 相因, 便宜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 便宜, 相因 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 相因 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 便宜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 便宜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 便宜, 划廉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 便宜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 巧, 便宜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 平 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 平 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 平 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 平 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 便宜, 平 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 平 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 平 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 平 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 平 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 平, 便宜 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 平宜 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 平 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 平, 抵得 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 平 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 平 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 平枯 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 平 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 平 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 平 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 平 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 平 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 平, 平宜 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 平 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 平 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 平 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 平 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 便宜 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 便宜 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 便宜, 平 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 便宜, 平 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 平 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 平 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 平 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 平 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 便宜, 平 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 平 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 平 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 便宜 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 便宜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 便宜 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 便宜, 賤 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 便宜, 賤 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 便宜 |
| Northern Min | Nanping (Xiayang, Yanping) | 便宜 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 便宜 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 便宜 |
| Northern Min | Shunchang (Yangdun) | 平 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 平 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 平 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 便宜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 便宜, 賤 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 便宜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 俗, 便宜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 俗, 便宜 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 俗, 便宜 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 俗 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 俗 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 俗 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 俗, 便宜 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 俗 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 俗 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 俗 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 俗 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 俗 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 俗 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 俗 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 俗, 便宜 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 便宜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 偏 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 俗 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 便 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 便 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 便 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 便 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 便 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 便宜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 便宜 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 便宜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 便宜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 相因 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 相因 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 平 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 平 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 平 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 便宜, 𠼢 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 便宜, 𠼢 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 便宜, 𠼢 |
| Wu | Danyang | 便宜, 賤 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 便宜, 𠼢 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 便宜, 𠼢 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鬆, 便宜 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 便宜, 賤 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 便宜 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 便宜 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 便宜, 賤 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 聰明 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聰明 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 聰明 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 聰明 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 聰明 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 靈, 靈醒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 精靈, 聰明 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 聰明 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 聰明 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 聰明 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 聰明 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 聰明, 叻, 參 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 叻 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 伶俐, 叻 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 精, 扮𠮨 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 精靈, 聰明 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 聰明, 機靈 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 聰明, 精 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 聰明, 精 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 將 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 機靈, 聰明 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 聰明 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 聰明, 骨, 骨鳥 derogatory |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 聰明, 巧, 明白 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 巧, 勥, 𠢕 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 精 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 精 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 聰明 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 聰明 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 靈, 聰明 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 靈泛, 聰明 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 聰明 |

#### Compounds

* 七巧板 (qīqiǎobǎn)
* 不巧 (bùqiǎo)
* 丟巧針 / 丢巧针
* 乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
* 乞巧 (qǐqiǎo)
* 佻巧
* 使巧兒 / 使巧儿
* 來得巧 / 来得巧
* 偏巧
* 偷巧 (tōuqiǎo)
* 剛巧 / 刚巧 (gāngqiǎo)
* 取巧 (qǔqiǎo)
* 可巧 (kěqiǎo)
* 善巧便佞
* 嘗巧 / 尝巧
* 嘴尖舌巧
* 因緣巧合 / 因缘巧合
* 因難見巧 / 因难见巧
* 堅巧 / 坚巧
* 大巧若拙
* 天緣巧合 / 天缘巧合
* 天緣湊巧 / 天缘凑巧
* 奇巧 (qíqiǎo)
* 奇技淫巧 (qíjìyínqiǎo)
* 奸巧
* 嬝娜纖巧 / 袅娜纤巧
* 小巧 (xiǎoqiǎo)
* 小巧玲瓏 / 小巧玲珑
* 工巧 (gōngqiǎo)
* 巧不可階 / 巧不可阶
* 巧丸
* 巧主兒 / 巧主儿
* 巧了
* 巧事 (qiǎoshì)
* 巧作
* 巧佞
* 巧偷豪奪 / 巧偷豪夺
* 巧克力 (qiǎokèlì)
* 巧勁兒 / 巧劲儿
* 巧匠 (qiǎojiàng)
* 巧取
* 巧取豪奪 / 巧取豪夺 (qiǎoqǔháoduó)
* 巧合 (qiǎohé)
* 巧同造化
* 巧嘴
* 巧固球 (qiǎogùqiú)
* 巧夕
* 巧奪天工 / 巧夺天工 (qiǎoduótiāngōng)
* 巧妙 (qiǎomiào)
* 巧婦 / 巧妇
* 巧宦
* 巧工
* 巧思
* 巧手 (qiǎoshǒu)
* 巧拙 (qiǎozhuó)
* 巧故
* 巧曆 / 巧历
* 巧果 (qiǎoguǒ)
* 巧當兒 / 巧当儿
* 巧發奇中 / 巧发奇中
* 巧立名目 (qiǎolìmíngmù)
* 巧笑
* 巧笑倩兮
* 巧舌
* 巧若生成
* 巧藝 / 巧艺
* 巧言 (qiǎoyán)
* 巧言令色 (qiǎoyánlìngsè)
* 巧言利口
* 巧言善色
* 巧言如流 (qiǎoyán rú liú)
* 巧言如簧
* 巧言舌辯 / 巧言舌辩
* 巧計 / 巧计 (qiǎojì)
* 巧詐 / 巧诈 (qiǎozhà)
* 巧話 / 巧话
* 巧說 / 巧说
* 巧語花言 / 巧语花言
* 巧諛 / 巧谀
* 巧辯 / 巧辩 (qiǎobiàn)
* 巧遇 (qiǎoyù)
* 弄巧反拙
* 弄巧成拙 (nòngqiǎochéngzhuō)
* 心靈手巧 / 心灵手巧
* 恰巧 (qiàqiǎo)
* 慧心巧思
* 慧心巧手
* 技巧 (jìqiǎo)
* 投機取巧 / 投机取巧 (tóujīqǔqiǎo)
* 新巧
* 智巧 (zhìqiǎo)
* 機巧 / 机巧 (jīqiǎo)
* 機緣巧合 / 机缘巧合
* 機緣湊巧 / 机缘凑巧
* 正巧 (zhèngqiǎo)
* 淫巧
* 深文巧劾
* 深文巧詆 / 深文巧诋
* 湊巧 / 凑巧 (còuqiǎo)
* 無巧不成書 / 无巧不成书 (wúqiǎobùchéngshū)
* 熟能生巧 (shúnéngshēngqiǎo)
* 甘言巧辭 / 甘言巧辞
* 百巧千窮 / 百巧千穷
* 百巧成窮 / 百巧成穷
* 碰巧 (pèngqiǎo)
* 祈巧
* 窮妙極巧 / 穷妙极巧
* 窮工極巧 / 穷工极巧
* 精巧 (jīngqiǎo)
* 細巧 / 细巧
* 綿密小巧 / 绵密小巧
* 繆巧 / 缪巧
* 纖巧 / 纤巧 (xiānqiǎo)
* 能工巧匠
* 舞文巧法
* 舞文巧詆 / 舞文巧诋
* 花言巧語 / 花言巧语 (huāyánqiǎoyǔ)
* 花貓巧嘴 / 花猫巧嘴
* 討巧 / 讨巧 (tǎoqiǎo)
* 豪奪巧取 / 豪夺巧取
* 趕巧 / 赶巧 (gǎnqiǎo)
* 輕巧 / 轻巧 (qīngqiǎo)
* 辭巧理拙 / 辞巧理拙
* 靈巧 / 灵巧 (língqiǎo)
* 鬥巧 / 斗巧
* 鬥巧爭奇 / 斗巧争奇
* 齊巧 / 齐巧

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kiu$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): kiau$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kiu$^2$
*** Yale: kíu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kiu$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kiu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːu̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: kiau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiau⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

巧
* (Cantonese) opportune; coincidental

#### Compounds

* 咁啱得咁巧 (gam$^3$ ngaam$^1$ dak$^1$ gam$^3$ kiu$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 巧妙 (Cantonese)
* 湊巧 / 凑巧 (cau$^3$ haau$^2$) (Cantonese)

### Etymology 3

Pronunciation borrowed from Mandarin 好 (hǎo), tone from Cantonese 好 (hou2).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): haau$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haau$^2$
*** Yale: háau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haau$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hao$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /haːu̯³⁵/

#### Definitions

巧
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak or sarcastic) Alternative form of 好
    巧威威 [Cantonese] ― haau$^2$ wai$^1$ wai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― very awesome (sarcastic)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* clever, skillful

#### Readings

* Go-on: きょう (kyō)
* Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)
* Kun: うまい (umai, 巧い)、たくみ (takumi, 巧み, Jōyō)、たくむ (takumu, 巧む)、さとい (satoi)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 巧
* たく(み) Grade: S
* kun'yomi

#### Proper noun

巧(たくみ) • (Takumi)
* a male given name

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 巧
* こう Grade: S
* on'yomi

#### Proper noun

巧(こう) • (Kō)
* a male given name

## Korean
### Hanja

巧 (eumhun 공교할 교 (gonggyohal gyo))
* hanja form of 교 (“skillful, ingenious, clever”)

#### Compounds

* 교묘 (巧妙, gyomyo, “ingenuity, skill, cleverness”)
* 정교 (精巧, jeonggyo, “elaborateness, delicateness, exquisiteness”)
* 기묘 (技巧, gimyo, “technique, technical ability, finesse, skill”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

巧: Hán Nôm readings: xảo
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.